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From Miller's History of Erie County, Volume 1, page 732:
The Keystone National Bank was chartered in the fall of 1864, with a paid up
capital of $250,000, Orange Noble being its first president and John
J. Town cashier. In 1866 the building at the northeast corner of State
and Eighth street was erected, and immediately upon its completion became the
office of the bank. Mr. Town, the original cashier, removed to Des Moines,
Iowa, in 1871, and was succeeded by his brother, J. I. Town. The
bank was reorganized in 1884, upon the renewal of its charter, when the capital
stock was reduced to $150,000. In 1893 Mr. Town resigned as cashier and was
succeeded by F. V. Kepler, with F. M. Lamb as assistant. The
bank suspended in 1897, and Frank M. Hayes was appointed receiver.

Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book, 1896, page
479-80, contains similar information:
The Keystone National Bank was organized in the fall of 1864, with a paid up
capital of $250,000. Orange Noble was its first president, and John
J. Town its first cashier. The bank erected the building at the northeast
corner of State and Eighth streets in 1866, into which it moved immediately
upon its completion. Mr. Town, the original cashier, moved to Des Moines, IA,
in 1871, and was succeeded by his brother, J. I. Town. The charter of the
bank expired in 1884, when it was reorganized for another term of twenty years.
The bank has a present capital of $150,000, and its resources on July 11, 1895,
were $833,365.16. Mr. Town resigned as Cashier, and F. V. Kepler was
chosen in his stead on the 14th of January, 1893, at which time F. M.
Lamb was also named as Assistant Cashier.